Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services
Transportation Plan
Tompkins County, New York
Originally Adopted 10/16/2007, Updated 6/2014
Amended 4/21/2009, 4/20/2010, 6/21/2011, 10/9/2012, 12/17/2013, 12/16/2014
Background
Tompkins County has operated a Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services
Transportation Plan program (Coordinated Planning) since 2007. Coordinated
planning is sponsored by the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITTCTC). The Plan is amended annually, to revise the list of priority projects and
changes to goals, objectives and strategies. Plans and annual amendments are
approved by the I-TCTC Policy Committee.
Tompkins County Department of Social Services (DSS) has a Transportation
Planning program to manage all federal and state public transportation grants,
oversee subrecipients, and manage the Coordinated Public Transit - Human
Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) process for Tompkins County
since 2007. The Plan is amended annually, to revise the list of priority projects
and changes to goals, objectives and strategies. The Plan and amendments are
approved by the I-TCTC Policy Committee.
The update process began in 2013. An update is necessary to align the plan with
changes in Federal Transportation Law (under MAP-21) and with a local
replacement of the Job Access & Reverse Commute Program.
This Plan will focus primarily on the transportation needs of:
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persons with disabilities
older adults, and
people with limited incomes
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A description of transportation services currently provided to these groups.
An inventory of federally-funded programs which are eligible to be used for
transportation services.
An assessment of needs or gaps in service that could be at least partially
filled using new funding sources.
Priorities for coordination and new services.
Starting in FY 2007, projects funded through the Job Access Reverse Commute
(JARC) (Section 5316), New Freedom (Section 5317) and the Formula Program
for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) – are
required to be derived from a locally developed Coordinated Plan.
Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities funds (Section 5310) to purchase
vehicles and other equipment.
Job Access / Reverse Commute funds (JARC, Section 5316) to assist welfare
recipients and eligible low-income individuals in accessing jobs and other
employment-related activities, as well as reverse commute projects transporting
those in urban areas to suburban employment opportunities.
New Freedom funds (Section 5317), to support new public transportation
services and service alternatives beyond those required by the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA), assisting individuals with disabilities, including
transportation to and from employment.
The Coordinated Plan may be used to program other federal transit funding
through the I-TCTC’s planning process (Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)) and to identify other federal fund sources that can be used to support
transportation services.
The Coordinated Plan provides a continuous improvement process for
developing a range of community transportation services that offers mobility
choices to individuals while efficiently using public resources. The Federal United
We Ride initiative seeks to remove obstacles to coordinating the use of 62
federal programs that fund transportation services among 13 departments.1
There is a parallel effort at the New York State government level. The
Coordinated Plan process in Tompkins County is making a concerted effort to
inventory the availability of these federal programs and to include the recipients
in the planning process.
Planning Process
According to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a coordinated plan
“identifies the transportation needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults
and people with low incomes, provides strategies for meeting those local needs
and prioritizes transportation services for funding and implementation.”2 FTA has
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Executive Order 13330 (2/24/04), Federal Interagency Coordinated Council on Access
and Mobility (CCAM), UnitedWeRide.gov.
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Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Proposed Circular: New Freedom
Program Guidance And Application Instructions, Proposed Circular: Job Access and Reverse Commute
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also suggested that the coordinated plan should seek to maximize coverage of
transportation services proposed for the three populations while minimizing
service duplication.
The Coordinated Plan process began with the designation of the I-TCTC as the
lead agency in April 2007. The I-TCTC, as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization for Tompkins County, has considerable experience developing local
transportation plans. Further, the Tompkins County DSS will provide public
transportation planning resources to this effort.
The Coordinated Plan is being developed under supervision of a Steering
Committee of local government agencies, transportation operators, and human
service agencies. The Coordinated Plan Steering Committee was formed in April
2007 and is meeting on a monthly (or as-needed) basis. Current membership of
the Steering Committee includes:
Table A. Coordinated Plan Steering Committee Members (as of July 2007)
Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation
Council
County Dept. of Social Services
County Office of Aging
Challenge Industries, Inc.
Finger Lakes Independence Center, Inc.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit,
Inc.
GADABOUT Transportation Services,
Inc.
Ithaca Dispatch, Inc. (taxi)
Catholic Charities
Tioga Transport, Inc.
The Steering Committee will increase its membership to add Tompkins
Community Action, County Health Dept WIC Program, County Mental Health and
Tompkins Workforce New York.
Process for developing the 2007 Interim Coordinated Plan
1. Steering Committee members provided information on transportation services,
resources and service gaps during its meetings.
2. Staff reviewed existing plans & studies for information on demographics,
transportation, transportation services, resources, service gaps and an
understanding of the broader community context for the Coordinated Plan:
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TCAT Team Action Plan, National Mobility Institute, Project Action, 2007
Tompkins County Job Access & Reverse Commute Program Update,
2006
Tompkins County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, 2006
Program Guidance And Application Instructions and Proposed Circular: Elderly Individuals And
Individuals With Disabilities Program Guidance And Application Instructions, September 6, 2006
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Tompkins County Youth Transportation Survey, 2005-06
Tompkins County/Cornell Employee Commuter Survey Phases 1 & 2,
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2025 Long Range Transportation Plan, Ithaca-Tompkins County
Transportation Council, 2005
Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan, 2004
3. Staff met with human service agencies/ County programs including:
County Health Department – WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program
Daycare Council of Tompkins County
Human Services Coalition
Tompkins Workforce New York, Tompkins Community Action & County
Mental Health Dept.3
4. Staff made presentations at Human Service Coalition and Tompkins County
Cooperative Extension Coalition for Families meetings to introduce the
Coordinated Plan process and solicited input.
5. Staff contacted human service agencies and local government departments,
by email and telephone, for information relating to federal funding which can be
used to support transportation services.
6. Discussions were held with transportation operators including: TCAT,
GADABOUT, Ithaca Dispatch and Tioga Transport.
7. Review of draft Coordinated Plan by the Steering Committee, including interim
project priorities for 2007, and a schedule for completing a Coordinated Plan by
July 1, 2008.
8. Steering Committee to recommend adoption of the Interim Coordinated Plan
by the I-TCTC Planning Committee on 9/18/07 and the Policy Committee on
10/16/2007.
Process for continuous development of the Coordinated Plan
The Coordinated Plan is a living document and requires a continuous process for
inclusion, analysis and refinement. The planning process needs to comply with
evolving federal planning requirements. (An excellent source of information about
coordinated plans and their implementation is found at the United We Ride
website: http://www.unitedweride.gov/1_ENG_HTML.htm)
The Coordinated Plan Process continues on the development process of the
2007 Plan with opportunities for greater involvement from local governments,
human service agencies, existing and potential service customers, advocates for
transportation disadvantaged and the general public.
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Meetings to be held in July 2007
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Elements of a Coordinated Plan
A. Assessment of Services
Assessing services describes service providers or operators, the scope and
scale of their services in terms of geographic coverage and the availability or
frequency of service. The assessment identifies if the service is open to the
public or restricted to clients.
The Assessment of services includes public transit operators (non-profit and forprofit), taxis, liveries, volunteer, contract operators with humans
service/governmental contracts, intercity bus service (long distance and regional
commuter) and ancillary services. Ancillary services are expected to be deployed
in 2007 through Tompkins County’s 2006 JARC Program and the Ithaca CarShare non-profit.
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B. Assessment of Resources
The assessment of resources – to identify local recipients and amounts of federal
funding for programs providing transportation services to the transportation
disadvantaged and the availability of federally-funded assets, including vehicles,
is presently underway by staff, and expected to be completed by September 30,
2007.
C. Assessment of Needs and Service Gaps
The 2007 Interim Coordinated Plan relies on the assessment of needs derived
from the Steering Committee, meetings with agencies, and the 2006 JARC Plan
Update. Assessing needs will make use of GIS mapping to overlay public
transportation routes with the distribution of employment centers, and low
income, people with disabilities and elderly populations in the County.
Assessing needs will identify priorities for market research necessary to launch a
new transportation services.
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The needs assessment looks to how operators can collaborate in the use of
resources and opportunities for coordination. The assessment also includes how
community transportation services, taken as a whole, are experienced by
customers from point of first contact to delivery of service.
A list of service gaps include:
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provide services to meet welfare law requirements
rural populations need to reach childcare and jobs
most rural residents do not live close to TCAT bus routes, expand rural
community transportation services to provide access to bus services
need ADA-accessible, wheelchair accessible, taxis
transportation to other counties to medical services
expanded Gadabout service
rural populations going to the Ithaca urban area at ‘off hours’.
access to jobs for summer youth employment program participants
provide travel training for individuals on how to use all mobility services
provide training for transportation providers regarding work with human
services client populations
promote/facilitate the use of existing transit by human services client
populations
provide paratransit service for ADA-certified individuals, beyond the
minimum standards required of the ADA law.
assess the ‘real’ cost/benefits of providing human services transportation
explore the opportunities of working with the youth population
work with Ithaca Carshare to extend hour car rental to qualified low
income persons.
develop a single source of consumer education for all community mobility
services as individual marketing programs by transportation providers are
very limited in scale, scope and subject.
encourage informal transportation arrangements through friends and
family members are the best option for clients and should be eligible for
assistance.
increase availability of volunteer-driver services, especially serving rural
Tompkins County.
Gadabout has the potential to act as a central dispatch center given the
resources for access to the appropriate computer software, hardware and
employees.
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D. Strategies to Address Needs & Gaps and to improve efficiencies of existing
system
The Coordinated Plan is a means for:
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Local coordinated human services transportation planning to reduce
duplication, increase service efficiency and expand access for the
transportation-disadvantaged populations.
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Federally-assisted grantees should coordinate their resources in order to
maximize accessibility and availability of transportation services; including
sharing vehicles and coordinating the use of federally-funded assets.
After the assessment of services, resources and needs, the Steering Committee
will need to concentrate on identifying strategies and later on project priorities for
funding.
Outside assistance is available from within New York State and at national level
on many coordination issues and strategies. We have access to a variety of
technical assistance expertise and peer-to-peer networks as well as regional and
state contacts. Further, we can procure consultant expertise as part of the
planning program.
The Coordinated Planning process enables the Steering Committee, I-TCTC and
the public to take a holistic perspective of transportation services, resources and
needs to develop a community transportation system. A community
transportation perspective requires transcending worldviews as operators,
agencies, companies, and governments to focus on a strategy of high quality
customer service for all users.
Strategies and project priorities for the 2008 Plan will be developed during
January - May 2008.
A basic strategy to be explored is to create consumer-oriented services :
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to educate the public and especially the target populations about all
mobility services.
to train individuals how to use any mobility services with travel training.
to create one number and website to make trip reservations for all demand
responsive services.
to increase choice of mobility services including the number of wheelchairaccessible services.
to create one payment scheme – e.g. EZ Pass
to create transparency and increase responsiveness of service providers
to increase community based mobility services to feed into existing
services, e.g. TCAT bus
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E. Priorities for Coordinated Plan Projects in 2007-08
The Federal Transit Program (SAFETEA-LU) requires all projects proposed in
2007 for the Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Programs be included in an interim
Coordinated Plan and selected by a competitive selection process conducted by
the New York State Department of Transportation in the fall of 2007.
The Coordinated Plan process has delayed NYSDOT’s announcement of the
availability of funds for competitive selection. NYSDOT has two years of Sec
5316 (JARC) and 5317 (New Freedom) funding from 2006 and 2007 to
announce, and their 2007 solicitation for Sec 5310 capital (paratransit vehicle
projects).
GADABOUT expects to apply for Sec 5310 projects. Tompkins County will apply
for all Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New Freedom) projects from NYSDOT’s
small urbanized area and rural area allocations.
Table B. presents a list of projects for the Sec 5310, 5316 and 5317 programs to
be eligible for project selection in 2007 & 2008.
Table B. Priority Projects for FTA Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Funding
Project Description
1. Procure (4) Replacement
Paratransit Buses for GADABOUT in
2007 & 2008
2. County JARC Program (2006-07 –
two years funding)
3. Evaluate alternatives/procure a
coordinated trip reservation system
4. Develop a commuter van pool pilot
program for low income County
residents
5. Extend ADA paratransit service
coverage for employment, medical
and other trips (2006-07 funding)
6. Procure two ADA-accessible taxi
cabs for lease
Total:
Section 5310
Elderly &
Individuals with
Disabilities
$210,000
Section 5316
JARC
Total
$210,000
$200,000
$200,000
$50,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$20,000
$210,000
Section 5317
New
Freedom
$295,000
$80,000
$100,000
$52,000
$52,000
$132,000
$637,000
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Project Descriptions
1. Procure four (4) replacement paratransit buses for GADABOUT to be applied
for in 2007 and 2008 at the cost of $52,000 each. GADABOUT has a backlog of
13 buses eligible for replacement.
2. Provide two years of funding for the County’s JARC Program to increase
transportation services targeted to needs of low income (under 200% of federal
poverty level) residents as identified in the 2006 JARC grant including: a ridematching program, a guaranteed ride program, subscription commuter or other
flexible services, night taxi service, and fixed-route or route deviation service.
$200,000.
3. Evaluate alternatives for providing a coordinated trip reservation service or
software for multiple operators. Provide funding for procurement. $50,000.
4. Develop a pilot van pool for low income county residents. $25,000.
5. Extend ADA Paratransit Service coverage for employment, medical and other
trips. The $100,000 would provide approximately 5,000 ADA Paratransit trips,
(1/3 the number of ADA paratransit trips in an average year).
6. Procure two ADA accessible taxi cabs - $52,000. Procure two ADA-accessible
taxi cabs for lease to private taxi operator(s). The lease will recover the 20% local
match. The vehicles would be used in taxi service in Tompkins County.
These project priorities would be effective until replaced with the 2008
Coordinated Plan recommendations.
F. Public Involvement Strategy
The Coordinated Plan will augment the I-TCTC’s public involvement process to
solicit public comment for a thirty day period, as follows:
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The I-TCTC will place an ad in the Ithaca Journal soliciting
public comments for a 30-day period.
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A press release will be issued by Tompkins County.
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Staff will be available to communicate with news media.
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The plan will be sent to the I-TCTC mailing lists including
planning and policy committees and all local governments.
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The plan will be made available at the Tompkins Public Library.
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The plan will be sent to all members and interested parties on
the Coordinated Plan mailing list.
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The Coordinated Plan will be published via the I-TCTC website
http://www.tompkins-co.org/itctc/.
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An email notice will be sent to the Human Service Coalition list
serve referencing the Coordinated Plan website.
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Interior ad cards will be used to inform transit passengers.
This public involvement process is the warm-up to an extensive campaign in
September – November seeking input for an assessment of services and needs.
Prepared by Dwight Mengel, Chief Transportation Planner, Tompkins County
Dept of Social Services, 320 W. State St., Ithaca, NY 607-274-5605
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Postscript: Coordinated Plan Status – July 2012
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In January, 2010, Tompkins County launched a website devoted to its
coordinated transportation planning program.
www.tccoordinatedplan.weebly.com
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In August, 2010, Tompkins County DSS began publishing its coordinated
plan e-newsletter.
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As of July 2012, the Coordinated Plan Committee has met 39 times since
January 2010. Meetings are monthly. Twenty-eight organizations,
agencies, transportation operators, and private individuals have
participated in the coordinated transportation planning program.
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In 2013, work on the Coordinated Plan Update will include:
a. Incorporating the landscape analysis of current transportation
services, gaps and opportunities to increase service to underserved
populations, especially in rural areas from the Final Report of the
ITNEverywhere Project, a collaboration of the Coordinated Plan
Committee and ITNAmerica.
b. Completing the United We Ride Framework for Action review
process. The Framework provides a comprehensive re-assessment
of the Coordinated Plan process, renews local commitment to
coordinated planning and identifies Action Steps for completing the
update. (The Committee first completed the Framework in 2010.)
c. Revising the County program management plans for JARC
projects, funded under Section 5307 & Section 5311 programs, and
the expanded Section 5310/New Freedom program under MAP-21.
The Update process will begin in November 2012 and is planned to
conclude in March 2015.
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2009 Amendment
Tompkins County Interim Coordinated Transportation Plan Priorities
The Federal Transit Program (SAFETEA-LU) requires all projects proposed in
2009 for the Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Programs to be included in a
Coordinated Plan.
The New York State Department of Transportation is conducting a competitive
selection process for rural JARC and New Freedom projects in May 2009.
Tompkins County will conduct a competitive selection process for urban JARC
and New Freedom projects in June 2009.
GADABOUT expects to apply for Sec 5310 projects. Tompkins County will apply
for Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New Freedom) projects from NYSDOT’s
small urbanized area and rural area allocations.
Table B. Priority Projects for FTA Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Funding
Project Description
1. Procure up to six replacement
paratransit buses for GADABOUT in
2009
2. County Rural Feeder Program
3. Way2Go Community Education
Program on mobility alternatives
4. Individual Travel Training
5. Extend ADA paratransit service
coverage for employment, medical
and other trips (2009 funding)
6. Procure two ADA-accessible taxi
cabs for lease
Total:
Section 5310
Elderly &
Individuals with
Disabilities
$320,000
Section 5316
JARC
Section 5317
New
Freedom
$320,000
$150,000
$60,000
$150,000
$60,000
$15,000
$320,000
Total
$225,000
$60,000
$15,000
$60,000
$70,000
$70,000
$130,000
$675,000
Project Descriptions
1. Procure up to six (6) replacement paratransit buses for GADABOUT to be
applied for in 2009 at the cost of $53,000 each. GADABOUT has a backlog of 14
buses eligible for replacement.
2. Provide $150,000 for the County’s Rural Feeder Program for Towns of
Newfield and Enfield.
3. Provide $60,000 for Way2Go Education Program operated under contract with
TC Cooperative Extension and Tompkins County for second year funding
through 2010.
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4. Develop a community travel training program for individuals. $15,000.
5. Extend ADA Paratransit Service coverage for employment, medical and other
trips. The $60,000 would provide approximately 3,000 paratransit trips for ADAparatransit certified individuals.
6. Procure two ADA accessible taxi cabs - $70,000. Procure two ADA-accessible
taxi cabs for lease to private operator(s). The lease will recover the 20% local
match. The vehicles would be used in Tompkins County.
III.
Coordinated Plan
Report: Dwight Mengel reported that the Coordinated Plan had a requirement for a
two-year priority of projects with estimates of funding for the 2007-2008 period; an
addendum to the plan is needed in order to attach a priority list of projects and
estimated funding proposed in 2009 for Section 5310 (Gadabout), Section 5316
(JARC), and Section 5317 (New Freedom) programs. Mr. Mengel distributed a
handout “Priorities for Coordinated Plan Projects in 2009” that included a table of
the three programs, their project descriptions, and the dollar amounts associated
with them. He reported that the Public Transit/Human Services Coordinated Plan
Committee met on April 5, 2009 and developed the priority list; the addendum is
needed in order to file the application for funding before May 15. Mr. Mengel asked
if there were any questions about the handout.
Tim Logue asked what the “Way2Go Education Program” was. Dwight Mengel
explained that it was decided that the “RideWise Program” needed a better name so
it is now called “Way2Go”.
Approval for the addendum was moved by Jonathan Kanter, seconded by Tim
Logue, and unanimously approved by the ITCTC Planning Committee.
Fernando de Aragón asked Dwight Mengel if ITCTC Policy Committee approval
was required for this action; the Policy Committee does not meet until May 19,
which is after the application deadline. Mr. Mengel replied that he could submit the
application with Planning Committee approval and the item could be included on
the Policy Committee agenda for informational purposes; the committee agreed.
Action: Approval to include Priorities For Coordinated Plan Projects in 2009 as an
addendum to the Coordinated Plan was moved by Jonathan Kanter, seconded by
Tim Logue, and unanimously approved.
Planning Committee, Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council, April 21,
2009
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2010 Amendment to the
Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit Human Service Transportation Plan
The ITCTC adopted the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Service
Transportation Plan in October 2007 and amended the plan’s priorities in April
2009. The purpose of this amendment is to revise the Plan’s priorities for 201011.
The Federal Transit Program (SAFETEA-LU) requires all projects proposed in
2010-11 for the Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Programs be included in a
Coordinated Transportation Plan.
The County Coordinated Plan Committee held four meetings in 2010 to identify
opportunities for coordinating transportation services between agencies, identify
service gaps to address, and to develop and evaluate proposals for new projects.
ITCTC solicited proposals for FTA funding in March and April 2010. Nine
proposals were received, evaluated and included in Table B (attached). Further,
Table B includes on-going projects. The projects will be considered for federal
funding through existing grants or new grant opportunities in 2010-11. For
example, New York State Department of Transportation is conducting a
competitive selection process for rural JARC and New Freedom projects in May
2010.
Tompkins County will apply for all Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New
Freedom) projects from NYSDOT’s small urbanized area and rural area
allocations. GADABOUT expects to apply for Sec 5310 projects from NYSDOT.
ITCTC approved these priorities on April 20, 2010.
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Table B. Priority Projects for FTA Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Funding for
2010-2011
Project Description
1. Procure up to six replacement
paratransit buses for GADABOUT
2. CityVan Operating Assistance
3. Way2Go Community Mobility
Education Program
4. Travel Training for Adults with
Disabilities – Challenge Inc.
5. Critical-needs Car Repair Program
for Tompkins County – Catholic
Charities
6. GADABOUT Service to Challenge
Industries
7. Ithaca Carshare, Way2Go, GIAC
Partnership to increase carshare
access for low-income residents
8. Passenger Safety Training
Program for Van Drivers
9. Fish: Volunteer Driver
Transportation to Medical Services in
Tompkins County
10. Extend ADA paratransit service
coverage for employment, medical
and other trips
11. Getting to Work: Taxi Support for
Employment – Women’s Opportunity
Center
12. Wheels for Work Supplement
(Car Loans for Low-Income Persons
with Employment)
13. Community Travel Training
14. Mobility Management Planning
and Project Coordination
Total:
Section 5310
Elderly &
Individuals with
Disabilities
$320,000
$320,000
Section 5316
JARC
Section 5317
New
Freedom
Total
$320,000
$150,000
$217,000
$150,000
$217,000
$12,900
$12,900
$15,000
$15,000
$21,656
$21,656
$22,500
$22,500
$15,025
$15,025
$5,984
$5,984
$50,000
$50,000
$3,000
$3,000
$140,000
$140,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$672,081
$105,984
$1,204,049
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Project Descriptions
1. To procure up to six (6) replacement paratransit buses for GADABOUT to be
applied for in 2010-11 at the cost of $53,000 each.
2. To provide $150,000 for the County’s CityVan service for Towns of Newfield
and Enfield in 2011.
3. To provide $217,000 for Way2Go Education Program for two years operated
under contract with TC Cooperative Extension and Tompkins County through
2011.
4. To expand Challenge Inc.’s travel training program for individuals with
disabilities for 2010-11.
5. To expand a car repair program for employed low income persons managed
by Catholic Charities for 2010-11.
6. To compensate GADABOUT for 50% of the marginal operating costs to serve
Challenge Inc.’s new location on South Hill for 2010-11.
7. To develop a new program of Way2Go, Ithaca Carshare, & GIAC to increase
car-share membership and use for low-income persons in 2010-11.
8. To conduct passenger safety driver education for van drivers in multiple
agencies in 2010-11.
9. To expand medical transportation provided by FISH volunteer drivers in 201011.
10. To continue New Freedom-funded services for ADA eligible persons with
disabilities in 2011.
11. To expand the Women’s Opportunity Center transportation supports for
women enter workforce in 2010-11.
12. To expand County DSS car loan program for low-income persons who are
employed in 2010-11.
13. To coordinate individual travel training among agencies in 2010-11.
14. To coordinate mobility management planning and projects in 2010-11.
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2011 Amendment to the
Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit Human Service Transportation Plan
June 21, 2011
The ITCTC adopted the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Service
Transportation Plan in October 2007 and amended the plan in April 2009, . The
purpose of this amendment is to revise the Plan’s priorities for 2011-12.
The Federal Transit Program (SAFETEA-LU) requires all projects proposed in
2010-11 for the Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Programs be included in a
Coordinated Transportation Plan.
ITCTC solicited proposals for FTA funding in April, May and June 2011.
Proposals were received, evaluated and included in Table A (attached). In
addition, Table A includes on-going projects. The projects will be considered for
federal funding through existing grants or new grant opportunities in 2011-12.
For example, New York State Department of Transportation is conducting a
competitive selection process for rural JARC and New Freedom projects in June
2011.
Tompkins County will apply for all Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New
Freedom) projects from NYSDOT’s small urbanized area and rural area
allocations. GADABOUT would apply for Sec 5310 projects directly from
NYSDOT.
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The ITCTC Policy Committees approved 2011-12 Projects on June 21, 2011
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2011-2012 Table of Projects
Project Descriptions
Sec 5310:
1. Capital: To procure up to six (6) replacement paratransit buses for
GADABOUT to be applied for in 2011-12 for $320,000.
Section 5316- JARC
2. Mobility Management: Way2Go Community Mobility Education & Coordinated
Travel Training in 2012 for $271,250.
3. Mobility Management: Way2Go Rideshare/Mobility Choice Marketing Program
for $206,250.
4. Mobility Management: TCDSS: Community Outreach for Livable Communities
2012 for $15,625.
5. Mobility Management: Expand Challenge Inc.’s travel training program for
individuals with disabilities for $8,750.
6. Mobility Management: Transportation Data Management & Call Center
Services for $71,250.
7. Operating Assistance: CityVan, rural feeder van pilot 2011. $168,000
8. Operating Assistance: Car repair loan program for employed low income
persons managed by Catholic Charities.. $60,000.
9. Operating Assistance: To compensate GADABOUT for 50% of the marginal
operating costs to serve Challenge Inc.’s new location on South Hill. $22,228.
10. Operating Assistance: Ithaca Carshare Easy Access Membership for lowincome, employed individuals. $59,070.
14. Operating Assistance: TCAT Vanpool Program, $16,000.
Section 5317 New Freedom
15. Operating Assistance: FISH voluntary driver transportation program, $23,000.
16. Operating Assistance: GADABOUT New Freedom Paratransit Service,
$100,000.
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Coordinated Public Transit Human Service Transportation Plan
Report – 2012 Amendment
The ITCTC adopted the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Service
Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) in October 2007 and amended the plan
in April 2009. The purpose of this amendment is to revise the Plan’s priorities for
2012-13.
The Federal Transit Program (SAFETEA-LU) requires all projects proposed in
2012-13 for the Section 5310, 5316 and 5317 Programs be included in a
Coordinated Transportation Plan. ITCTC solicited proposals for FTA funding in
May and June 2012. Proposals were received, evaluated and included in Table A
(attached below). In addition, Table A includes on-going projects for Section
5310 (Gadabout). Except for the Way2Go project, projects listed in Table A
under Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New Freedom) are planned for funding
with FFY 2012 funds which were allocated by FTA in July 2012. FTA allows three
years for the use of allocated funds. The Way2Go project contract for 2013 will
be awarded based on a request for proposal procurement in the fall 2012.The
projects will be considered for federal funding through existing grants, 2011
Section 5316 (JARC) or new grant opportunities in 2012-13.
Tompkins County will apply for all Sec 5316 (JARC) and Sec 5317 (New
Freedom) projects from NYSDOT’s small urbanized area and rural area
allocations. GADABOUT would apply for Sec 5310 projects directly from
NYSDOT.
Beginning with FFY2013 Federal appropriations, these programs will be subject
to the Federal Transit Program as defined by the MAP-21 law.
The Planning Committee reviewed the proposed update to the Coordinated Plan
during their September 4, 2012 meeting and passed a motion recommending
approval by the Policy Committee.
Action Requested: Policy Committee approval of the proposed 2012-13 update
to the Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit – Human Service
Transportation Plan.
The ITCTC Policy Committee Approved 2012-13 Projects on October 9, 2012
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2012-2013 Table of Projects
Project Descriptions
Sec 5310:
1. Capital: To procure up to four (4) replacement paratransit buses for
GADABOUT to applied for in 2012-13 - $240,000.
Section 5316- JARC
2. Mobility Management: Way2Go Community Mobility Education & Coordinated
Travel Training in 2013. Base Budget is $243,750. Implementation of a new
Travel Training program would be an additional cost, estimated at $50,000.
3. Mobility Management: Individual Travel Training by Challenge Industries
$6,726.
4. Operating Assistance: Critical Car Repair Loan program for employed low
income persons managed by Catholic Charities.. $34,590.
5. Operating Assistance: User-side subsidy for client/workers with disabilities
using GADABOUT to work at Challenge, Inc. on South Hill. $38,466.
6. Operating Assistance: Ithaca Carshare Easy Access Membership for lowincome, employed individuals. $35,080.
7. Mobility Management: 2-1-1 Trip Request Call System deployment for FISH in
2012-13. $9,609.
8. County Grant/Project Administration – $7,608.
Section 5317 New Freedom
9. Operating Assistance: FISH voluntary driver transportation program, $15,300.
10. Operating Assistance: GADABOUT New Freedom Paratransit Service,
$50,000.
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2013 Amendment
Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Transportation
Plan
Report: The ITCTC adopted the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Service
Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) in October 2007 and has amended the plan
annually from 2009-2012 to identify a list of priority projects for funding. The purpose of
this amendment is to revise the Plan’s priorities for 2014-15.
The Federal Transit Law Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
requires all projects proposed for the Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and
Individuals with Disabilities Program be included in a Coordinated Transportation Plan.
Further, federal guidance advises using the coordinated planning process as a best
practice for developing mobility management and Job Access operating assistance
projects in the Section 5307 Urban Formula and 5311 Rural Formula transit programs.
Table A. Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2014-2015
includes:
1. Section 5310 and 5317 projects for 2014 and 2015, recommended after a
solicitation by I-TCTC from October-November 2013, and as per
recommendation of the Coordinated Transportation Plan Committee on
11/12/2013.
2. The Way2Go project budget for 2014 as per contract between the County and
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, awarded after a request for
proposals process by County Resolution No. RES-2012-262 (12/18/2012).
3. Special Community Mobility (SCM) Projects for 2014, recommended after a
solicitation by I-TCTC from September – October 2013, and as per
recommendation of the Coordinated Transportation Plan Committee on
10/31/2013.
The projects will be considered for $620,494 in federal funding through existing grants or
new grant opportunities in 2014-15. The funding sources are as follows:
Federal Transit Funding
Enhanced 5310
2014
Enhanced 5310
2015
NY-90-X691
2012 - New Freedom Operating Assistance
NY-90-X718
2013 - New Freedom Operating Assistance
NY-90-X709-01
2013 - Sec 5307 Urban Formula
Sec 5311 / 5316
Rural Formula / Job Access grants through NYSDOT
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total
130,409
130,409
42,581
26,157
90,938
200,000
620,494
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2014
130,409
42,581
90,938
200,000
463,928
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2015
130,409
14,956
149,756
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Action Requested: Planning Committee recommendation and Policy Committee approval of
the proposed 2013 Amendment to the Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit –
Human Service Transportation Plan.
Table A.
Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2014-15
Enhanced 5310 & New Freedom Projects for Coordinated Plan Amendment - 2014
Applicant
2.2 GADABOUT
Project Name
Replacement
Computers
Operations
Management
Technology Project
Operations
Management
technology Project
3 GADABOUT
New Freedom
Paratransit Support
4 FISH
FISH Operating
Assistance
1 GADABOUT
2.1 GADABOUT
Tompkins
5 County DSS
Go2 Taxi Voucher
Program
Project Description
Replace computers from
2005
Phase I Alternatives
Systems Analysis
Phase II Software &
Hardware Procurements
New Freedom paratransit
service for ADA-certified
individuals.
Volunteer driver service for
people going to medical
appoinitments in Tompkins
County.
Go2 Taxi Voucher life-line
taxi support for incomeeligible seniors & people
using wheelchairs and
mobility aids
Type
Total
Federal
Local
Capital
$
6,000
$
Capital
$
50,000
$
40,000
$
10,000
Capital
$
105,000
$
84,000
$
21,000
Operating
Assistance
$
80,000
$
40,000
$
40,000
Operating
Assistance
$
13,400
$
6,700 $
6,700
8,000 $
262,400 $
4,300 $
179,800 $
3,700
82,600
Mobility
Management &
Operating
Assistance
$
TOTAL
$
4,800 $
1,200
Enhanced 5310 & New Freedom Projects for Coordinated Plan Amendment - 2015
Applicant
1 GADABOUT
Project Name
Operations
Management
technology Project
2 GADABOUT
New Freedom
Paratransit Support
3 FISH
FISH Operating
Assistance
Tompkins
4 County DSS
Go2 Taxi Voucher
Program
Project Description
Phase II Software &
Hardware Procurements
New Freedom paratransit
service for ADA-certified
individuals.
Volunteer driver service for
people going to medical
appoinitments in Tompkins
County.
Life-line taxi support for
income-eligible seniors &
people using wheelchairs
and mobility aids
Type
Total
Federal
Local
Capital
$
118,695
$
94,956
$
23,739
Operating
Assistance
$
80,000
$
40,000
$
40,000
Operating
Assistance
$
18,400
$
9,200 $
9,200
Operating
Assistance
TOTAL
$
$
11,200 $
228,295 $
5,600 $
149,756 $
5,600
78,539
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Table A. Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 20142015 Cont’d
Special Community Mobility Projects (Section 5307, NY-90-X709-01) for 2014
Applicant
Project Name
Purchase Replacement
1 GADABOUT
Computer Hardware
Human Services FISH Call Center Support
2 Coalition
Ride requests call-taking
Expanding Access to
Challenge
Employment and Community
WorkForce
for Adults with Disabilities
3 Solutions
through Travel Training
Way2Go Employer Education
Cornell
Program: for Service sector
Cooperative
employers, low-mod income
4 Extension
workers
Go2Work Taxi Voucher
Tompkins County life-line taxi support for
5 DSS
working DSS clients
Operating Assistance for Work
Trips by Non-ADA paratransit
6 GADABOUT
riders
Easy Access Low Income
Carshare Memberships:
affordable car share for income
7 Ithaca Carshare eligible residents
Type
Total
Capital
Mobility
Management
Mobility
Management
$
7,200
Federal
$
5,760 $
$ 13,859 $
$ 19,646
State
11,087
$
Local
720 $
720
$ 1,386
$
1,386
7,000 $ 12,646
$
-
$
8,165
$
6,169
Mobility
Management
JARC
Operating
Assistance
JARC
Operating
Assistance
$ 205,138 $
10,000 $ 59,982
$
135,156
JARC
Operating
Assistance
TOTAL
$ 67,519 $
$ 355,126 $
32,023 $
$
90,938 $ 77,096 $
35,496
187,092
$ 29,426 $
$ 12,338
18,899
$
$ 2,362
6,169
Way2Go Mobility Management Contract with Tompkins County for 2014
Applicant
Project Name
Type
Way2Go Community Mobility
Program: One Call-One Click
service with 2-1-1, Coordinated
Travel Training, programs for
Cornell
older adults, limited-income,
Cooperative
rural, youth, Limited English
Extension of
Proficiency, people with
Mobility
Tompkins County disabilities, and general public. Management
Total
$ 250,000
Federal
$
200,000
State
$
-
Local
$
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50,000
2014 Amendment
Tompkins County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Transportation Plan
Report: The ITCTC adopted the Coordinated Public Transit–Human Service
Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) in October 2007 and has amended the plan
annually from 2009-2013 to identify a list of priority projects for funding. The purpose of
this amendment is to revise the Plan’s priorities for 2015-16.
The Federal Transportation Law Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP21) requires all projects proposed for the FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for
Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program be included in a Coordinated
Transportation Plan. Further, federal guidance advises using the coordinated planning
process as a best practice for developing mobility management and Job Access
operating assistance projects in the Section 5307 Urban Formula and 5311 Rural
Formula transit programs.
The proposed priority projects will be considered for $576,794 in federal funding
through existing grants or new grant opportunities in 2015. The funding sources are as
follows:
Table A, included below, lists the specific priority projects to be included in the
Coordinated Plan as FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2015-2016. They are
listed in three project categories as follows:
1. GADABOUT’s Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with
Disabilities projects for 2015. These projects were approved in 2013 for 2014.
NYSDOT rescheduled the 5310 application process to 2015.
2. Special Community Mobility (SCM) Projects for 2015. I-TCTC conducted a
solicitation for projects from September – October 2014. The Coordinated
Transportation Plan Committee reviewed and recommended the projects on
11/19/2014. The TCAT/Tompkins County Working Group reviewed and
recommended the projects on Dec. 1, 2014.
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3. Way2Go community mobility education project. Tompkins County is procuring a
contractor for the project to be completed in March 2015.
Actions Requested: Planning Committee recommendation and Policy Committee
approval of the proposed 2015 Amendment to the Tompkins County Coordinated Public
Transit–Human Service Transportation Plan to revise the Plan’s priority projects as
shown in Table A.
Table A. Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2015
Table A. Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2015 Cont’d
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Table A. Priority Projects for FTA Coordinated Transportation Projects for 2015 Cont’d
The Policy Committee of the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council approved
this amendment on December 16, 2014.
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